I recently got Kumho 857 tires from Discount Tire. They can be had from other dealers though. I agree that the Michelins are improper for our vehicles, despite being sold by the best known renovator in the business. If a vehicle requires a tire of a given weight rating, that is because it would not be safe to use a lighter tire. And yours have gone bad. I am very pleased so far with my tires (some 6000 miles). Ride and drive well, and most important, they meet the rating required. Dave Mc
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 6:39 PM , Karl wrote: > MY advice is to run away from those tires as fast as possible. The > Hydroedge is a single-ply sidewall car tire, and does not meet the > specs > for Vanagon use. Anything properly-rated that you replace them with > will > be better. > > Check out Larry's excellent tire page: > http://www.roadhaus.com/tires.html > and > http://www.roadhaus.com/tires/guideline.html > > I feel that the Continental Vanco is an excellent choice, Tire Rack > carries them. Several of my customers are running them on their > Westies > and report very favorably. > > Karl > www.westyventures.com > > > Melissa Mourkas wrote: >> It turns out that the 15" Michelin HydroEdge tires on my recently >> purchased '84 Westy have sidewall cracking to the degree that the >> nice lady at Big O Tires refused to service one of them that is >> leaking air. Very conscientious of her. Or risk-averse. Or she >> wants to sell me tires on a Friday afternoon. >> >> Anyway, I am going to have to replace them, methinks. Since I have >> not followed a recent tire thread, I thought I'd hang myself out to >> dry (at least it's Fryday!). >> >> Wheel Size: 15" GoWesty alloy wheels, currently loaded with Michelin >> HydroEdge 215 65 R 15. (Still sold by GoWesty). >> >> Suggestions appreciated! >> >> >> Melissa Mourkas >> 84 Westy "Honey Bee" >> Sacramento, CA >> |
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